Ephesians 2:13 - The Greatest Love of All

¹³ But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

The outstretched arm of our Savior willingly placed upon that cross was done as a proposal, inviting all who would come to Him to be known as His. In the same way that a young man on bended knee proposes to the girl of his dreams, our Jesus makes his proposal a blood covenant. The parallels are amazing. When a marriage proposal is made there are many important questions wrapped up in that one decision. For example, everything that belongs to the groom will become the shared property of the bride as well. The groom is proposing that their friendship would be above all other relationships. The triumphs and tragedies of life would be henceforth shared and experienced together. Lastly but more than all the rest is that the bride would become a new person in regards to identity, she will no longer be known as her maiden name but will take on the name of her husband. In the same way, when we accept the proposal that Christ makes toward us from the cross, he is proposing that all that is His will be ours, He wants to give us His Spirit and to crown us with His mind, to be intimate with us even in our own thoughts. A friend that sticks closer than a brother. Then also once we agree with this amazing proposal we are known by His Name: Christian.
That is how we are drawn near to God by the blood of Christ. It is a most extreme , that demonstrates the greatest love of all.

APPLICATION
To be mindful of who I belong to and to remember that His care and love for me is that of a perfect, compassionate loving husband over his cherished bride.

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